BBC 4: 'Justice: Fairness and the Big Society

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Did anyone else watch this?
I soon turned off and sent this comment to the Beeb:
"Unfortunately the debate itself was unfair and unrepresentative. Mr Sandel called on far more men to comment and debate than he did women,so many salient points were ignored.
Men do not live as the majority population, women, do and are ignorant of their (unpaid) role as carer and domestic and the skills and intelligence integral in doing these activities successfully. That is why professional carers and cleaners ( and nurses and primary school teachers) are so appallingly badly paid and why footballers are ridiculously overpaid(it's only a game!). Mr Sandel also asserts that it is only through education that one can improve one's living standards and pay,going on to address university fees, but education and attitudes to education begin in the home. Who's most likely to inculcate those attitudes right from the start? Mum. let's redress the balance! Starting with the BBC!"

I'll give Labour their due, they reduced unemployment during their time in government.

And, I hope for reducing child poverty.

Now lets watch the Tories raise youth unemployment to record levels, ooops, they have already done that.

Increase unemployment and child poverty, ooops, this is already happening.

Stop bankers bonuses as Dave said he would, lying Tory bastard

But at least they will sort out the economy like they promised? Oh no wait, we're heading back into recession. Thanks lying Tory bastards! (or misguided fools, whichever you prefer).

I have to say the BBC4 programme was FANTASTIC.

It really covered the issues in a very fair and balanced way, even if we did have to hear the tory boys!

lifeinlimbo

It was worth seeing/hearing the tory boys, it goes to prove my hatred of them is justified. :o

and that they are idiots

Hatred is such a strong word and you can't generalise about people in that way. I have a friend that generalises about particular ethnic minorities and that they are all as mad as each other but how unfair is that to tar everyone with the same brush. I grew up in Birmingham at the time of the pub bombings by the IRA, therefore is it fair that I should judge all Irish as terrorists? No I don't think so as it is not fair.

This government has only been in for less than 12 months and as a coalition it has to make compromises. I am not happy with all the decisions that have been made but they have to try and get us out of the mess we are in and unfortunately you can't blame it all on the banking crisis, look at the figures before that occurred.